A. Actually, there is none. Hoya is a large genus of tropical plants in the Asclepiad family, native to South East Asia and Australia. The genus is named for Thomas Hoy, an 18th century English botanist who worked as the head gardener for the Duke of Northumberland.

Q. Other than Bill Clinton, have any U.S. presidents attended Georgetown?

A. Lyndon Baines Johnson briefly attended the Law School in the fall of 1934. Additionally, a number of presidential relatives have been enrolled, including the sons of Martin Van Buren, the adopted sons of Andrew Jackson and James Polk, and the grandnephews of George Washington. Jacqueline Kennedy audited a class in the Foreign Service School in 1954 and Luci Baines Johnson attended the Nursing School for one year while her father was president.

Q. Has Congress ever met at the University?


Old North and Healy Hall as seen from the Leavey Center

A. When the city of Washington was burnt by the British in 1814, Old North emerged as the largest undamaged structure in the area. The Georgetown Council, having been assured of the University's cooperation, authorized Mayor John Peter to make Georgetown available to the federal government as an interim capital. However, federal authorities did not act upon this offer.